# Accident 19870421010639A: Beech D55, Cameron, LA, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Airport: Cameron Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7893° N, 93.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7893&lon=-93.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413S-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,662 total, 505 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421010639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT FEATHER PROP.AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MARSH. FUEL FILTER BOWL FOUND LOOSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA100), Apr 21, 1987: Beech D55 (N413S), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N413S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770701017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770701017849A), Jul 1, 1977: Beech D55 (N413S), Natchitoches, LA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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